RARE Vintage WARNER BROS, CARTOONS INC. Internal Documents VITAPHONE Contracts,
Item History & Price
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Hello. A few years back, my father, who was a longtime cartoon collector and historian, passed away and I ended up with some interesting items from his collection. His favorites were the Warner cartoons. My father actually knew Bob McKimson and Mel Blanc and Hugh Harmon and met with them and I think Chuck Jones as well, in 1977-1978. At that time, my dad was working on a book, and got some fantastic items from Mr. McKimson and Mel Blanc and Hugh Harmon to be inc...luded in the book, or used for research. I was at Mel Blancs' house myself in the mid-1980's a few times when I was a teenager. My father's book was never completed although some of his research led to his BOSKO VIDEO series of VHS and later DVD collections of old and rare cartoons and such.
A collection of interesting WARNER BROTHERS items included in this lot: (item #1) envelope mailed from Hugh Harmon to my father with notes about cartoons on the back, unknown who wrote the notes. (item #2) Inside that envelope there was another, unmarked envelope with a negative of a photo which looks to be Robert McKimson and his? dog. Bottom of negative partially says 'The doghouse I built for Pudge'. Negative looks old and has some oxidation of the silver. Should still print fine I would think. See photos#4, 5, 6. (item#3) Warner invoice confirming exhibition dates for 'Porky's Tire Trouble'. Form is dated December 1938, cartoon was released in February of 1939. (item(s)#4) collection of Warner Brothers Cartoon Division inter-office communications from 1960-1962. If you look at the top of the first one in photo#9 it says BobMcK at the top right. These were probably his personal ones.
AND FINALLY, (items #5 and 6) the most unusual of the bunch, a pair of contracts from the early 1930's. Both appear to be legal forms regarding franchising the WARNER/VITAPHONE brand in England and royalties and such.
No certificates or anything with these items. If you've been following my auctions for awhile, no doubt you've seen some of the other fantastic Warner memorabilia that I've listed in the past. Check my other listings for some good stuff this week!
Please look at photos closely and ask any ? before bidding. USA priority shipping is $9.35.
NON USA bidders welcome, but MUST use ebay's global shipping program. Items using this method cannot be combined by me as a seller and must be paid for and shipped separately.
A collection of interesting WARNER BROTHERS items included in this lot: (item #1) envelope mailed from Hugh Harmon to my father with notes about cartoons on the back, unknown who wrote the notes. (item #2) Inside that envelope there was another, unmarked envelope with a negative of a photo which looks to be Robert McKimson and his? dog. Bottom of negative partially says 'The doghouse I built for Pudge'. Negative looks old and has some oxidation of the silver. Should still print fine I would think. See photos#4, 5, 6. (item#3) Warner invoice confirming exhibition dates for 'Porky's Tire Trouble'. Form is dated December 1938, cartoon was released in February of 1939. (item(s)#4) collection of Warner Brothers Cartoon Division inter-office communications from 1960-1962. If you look at the top of the first one in photo#9 it says BobMcK at the top right. These were probably his personal ones.
AND FINALLY, (items #5 and 6) the most unusual of the bunch, a pair of contracts from the early 1930's. Both appear to be legal forms regarding franchising the WARNER/VITAPHONE brand in England and royalties and such.
No certificates or anything with these items. If you've been following my auctions for awhile, no doubt you've seen some of the other fantastic Warner memorabilia that I've listed in the past. Check my other listings for some good stuff this week!
Please look at photos closely and ask any ? before bidding. USA priority shipping is $9.35.
NON USA bidders welcome, but MUST use ebay's global shipping program. Items using this method cannot be combined by me as a seller and must be paid for and shipped separately.
